Pet owners in Lethbridge should be aware of new regulations.As of May 1, 2025, the City's Animal Care and Control Bylaw (Bylaw 6475) became the law of the land.It brings several animal-related laws together into a single document, while also enacting a few new changes.The City outlined some of the highlights of the byl...

The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has apprehended a trio of suspects after a man said he was assaulted, kidnapped and unlawfully confined in a home.On Monday, April 21, 2025, police were called on a report of an assault.Officers say a man went to a southside home that morning and was threatened and assaulted by multi...

A local First Nation leader says separating Alberta from Canada would prove to be difficult.Piikani First Nation Chief Troy Knowlton acknowledges that, in the wake of the 2025 federal election, regional tensions in Alberta have been exacerbated.Despite Canadians electing a Liberal minority government, almost every ridi...

A new documentary series from TELUS celebrates the untold stories of South Asians in Western Canada.Not Your Butter Chicken sees host Shiva Reddy travelling to Lethbridge, Fort McMurray, Kamloops and Kelowna, to speak with locals of South Asian descent, particularly Indian.At the same time, Reddy tries to connect to he...

Lethbridge's federal Conservative candidate is set to enter her fourth term in office.Rachael Thomas won an estimated 60.8 per cent of the votes in Monday's federal election."I'm really excited for the opportunity to once again represent the constituents of Lethbridge. I feel honoured, and yeah, I'm just full of j...

Two local mayors have re-committed to working with the woman who is set to enter her fourth term as the MP for Lethbridge.Lethbridge Mayor Blaine Hyggen and Coaldale Mayor Jack Van Rijn have issued statements on the projected re-election of Conservative candidate Rachael Thomas.She is estimated to have secured an estim...

The industry group representing Canada's oil and gas service contractors has laid out its top priorities for the Liberal government in Ottawa, which held onto power in Monday's federal election.The Canadian Association of Energy Contractors says both the Liberals and the Conservatives recognized the need to grow oil an...

EDMONTON - Alberta's government is seeking a court ruling on the constitutionality of Ottawa's clean electricity grid regulations. The regulations were finalized late last year and lay out a plan to decarbonize electricity grids across Canada by 2025. Abandoning the regulations is one of nine demands Premier Danielle S...

EDMONTON - Two First Nations chiefs are accusing Alberta Premier Danielle Smith of "attempting to manufacture a national unity crisis" and are calling on her to stop stoking the fires of separatism. Smith's government has proposed legislation that would make it easier for citizens to call for a referendum on ...

The former Alberta cabinet minister removed from caucus says he's been pestering the government in question period and tabling a series of documents in the legislature in an effort to provide transparency.Peter Guthrie says transparency has been missing from the United Conservative government as it continues to navigat...

The Alberta government says it is looking at a number of changes to its election rules.Bill 54, if passed, would ban electronic tabulators, require unofficial vote counts to be completed within 12 hours of polls closing, and eliminate the practice of vouching for someone at a polling station.Justice Minister Mickey Ame...

The Lethbridge Hurricanes' run for the WHL Championship has come to an end.The team was eliminated in game four of the Eastern Conference Final on Wednesday, falling 5-3 to the Medicine Hat Tigers.Things looked promising for the Canes right out of the gate as Logan Wormald got his club on the scoreboard just 2:32 into ...

The Lethbridge Hurricanes were nearly victorious over the Medicine Hat Tigers on Tuesday.At the VisitLethbridge.com Arena, the Canes lost 7-6 in overtime in game three of the Eastern Conference Final.Lethbridge got off to a great start, scoring the first three goals with Kooper Gizowki, Noah Chadwick and Kash Andresen ...

Medicine Hat-raised Stanford Cardinal Elic Ayomanor was selected as a Tennessee Titan in the NFL draft Saturday, as the first Medicine Hat-born player to be drafted to the NFL.READ: Medicine Hat's Ayomanor expected to be picked early in NFL DraftMedicine Hat High School Hawks alumni and Stanford Cardinal wide receiver ...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith returned Saturday from her visit to Asia to identify new opportunities for collaboration across Alberta's resource, agri-food and technology sectors. - READ: Premier Smith visiting Asia to grow Alberta's energy and agriculture markets - Smith said her time in South Korea and Japan made cl...

Alberta's seven regional agricultural societies are receiving a one-time cash injection of over $7 million to face challenging economic conditions and plan ahead. Lethbridge and District Exhibition, Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede, Grande Prairie Regional Ag and Exhibition, and Red Deer's Westerner Park are among ...

Results Driven Agricultural Research (RDAR) has announced its latest funding recipient for agricultural research.The non-profit has announced a grant of $229,065 for Whole Leaf Ltd, an indoor, year-round producer of lettuce just east of Coaldale.The money will be used to develop water management strategies to reduce fu...

OTTAWA - The Federal Court has rejected the federal government's motion to dismiss a claim for monetary relief in a class-action lawsuit brought by non-status individuals and Métis who were involved in the so-called "'60s Scoop." It's also granting the plaintiffs' request for a motion declaring that th...

VANCOUVER - A teenager who lost his family in a ramming attack at a Vancouver festival is thanking those who donated to a fundraising campaign and says he'll give about half of the proceeds to other victims. In a video statement on social media, 16-year-old Andy Le says he wants to thank those who donated to the GoFund...

QUÉBEC - The Quebec government is expanding its cellphone ban in schools, prohibiting the devices on the grounds of the province's elementary and high schools for the entire school day. Education Minister Bernard Drainville says the measure will encourage young people to socialize and will help prevent cyberbull...

OTTAWA - Despite U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated claim that Canada has been ripping off the United States, new polling suggests the proportion of Americans identifying Canada as their country's most important ally has doubled. Twelve per cent of Americans polled by the Pew Research Center in March named Canada a...

TORONTO - Until U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs and threats to Canadian sovereignty came along, many thought health care would be a key issue in the federal election. Instead, it came across as an after-thought to more immediate economic concerns that often hijacked campaign headlines. "I can't recall an ele...

EDMONTON - Alberta's government is seeking a court ruling on the constitutionality of Ottawa's clean electricity grid regulations. The regulations were finalized late last year and lay out a plan to decarbonize electricity grids across Canada by 2025. Abandoning the regulations is one of nine demands Premier Danielle S...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The driver of a car that barreled through a building used for a popular after-school camp in central Illinois, killing three children and a teenager, was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol and may have had a medical emergency, police said Thursday. No decisions have been made on whethe...

A federal judge on Thursday barred the Trump administration from deporting any Venezuelans from South Texas under an 18th-century wartime law. U.S. District Court Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. is the first judge to rule that the Alien Enemies Act cannot be used against people whom the Republican administration claims ar...

WASHINGTON (AP) - White House national security adviser Mike Waltz is set to depart the administration, according to two people familiar with the matter on Thursday, marking the first major staff shakeup of President Donald Trump's second term. Waltz came under searing scrutiny in March after revelations that he added ...